Pete Sampras is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on August 12, 1971 in Potomac, Maryland, United States. Legendary tennis player who won 14 singles grand slam titles, with seven Wimbledon championships. He is widely regarded as to be one of the best tennis players of all time.
He was in a long-running rivalry with the fellow American tennis player Andre Agassi.
In 1978, the Sampras family moved to Palos Verdes, California, and the warmer climate there allowed the seven-year-old Sampras to play tennis throughout most of the year. From early on, his great idol was Rod Laver, and at the age of 11, Sampras met and played tennis with the legend. The Sampras family joined the Jack Kramer Club, and it was here that Sampras’s talent became apparent. As a teenager, Sampras trained with tennis coach Robert Lansdorp. The forehand he learned from Lansdorp was the same forehand he used throughout his career. The key was an emphasis on driving through the ball and not hitting extreme topspin. He was spotted by Dr. Peter Fischer, a pediatrician and tennis enthusiast, who coached Sampras until 1989. Fischer was responsible for converting Sampras’s double-handed backhand to single-hand with the goal of being better prepared to win Wimbledon.
In the late 1980s, Sampras signed a three-year endorsement contract with Sergio Tacchini. It was extended to five years before Sampras signed with Nike in 1994. He wore Nike apparel and Nike Air Oscillate footwear on court.
He got married to He married Bridgette Wilson in September 2001 and had his first child with her, a son named Christian, in November 2002. Three years later, the couple welcomed their second son, Ryan. in September 2001. He had his first child together with the couple, who was a boy called Christian in the month of November 2002. Three years after they welcomed their second child, Ryan.
